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Volusia Forever Accepting Land Purchase Nominations

A wildly popular conservation program is gearing up to purchase and preserve lands that will benefit humans and wildlife for years to come. Volusia Forever Program to Purchase Local Lands Approved by taxpayers in 2000 and 2020, Volusia Forever finances the acquisition and improvement of environmentally sensitive, water resource protection, and outdoor recreation lands. The newly authorized program also added working forests and farmlands to … Continue reading Volusia Forever Accepting Land Purchase Nominations

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Volusia Forever Committee to Host Listening Sessions

The Volusia Forever Advisory Committee will host three community listening sessions in May to give residents an opportunity to comment about the program’s future. Listening sessions will be held at these times and locations: Wednesday, May 5 @ 6 PM, in the second-floor conference room of Beach Safety Headquarters, 515 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Wednesday, May 12 @ 6 PM, in the city commission … Continue reading Volusia Forever Committee to Host Listening Sessions

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Voters to Decide Whether to Renew ECHO-Volusia Forever Programs

Nearly 20 years to the day after Volusia County voters agreed to tax themselves to fund land preservation efforts and recreational, cultural and historic facilities, local voters will be going back to the polls to decide if they want the programs to continue for another 20 years. With Volusia County’s ECHO and Volusia Forever programs set to expire, the Volusia County Council decided to ask … Continue reading Voters to Decide Whether to Renew ECHO-Volusia Forever Programs

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Volusia Voters Decide Whether to Renew ECHO-Volusia Forever Programs

An update from Volusia.org Nearly 20 years to the day after Volusia County voters agreed to tax themselves to fund land preservation efforts and recreational, cultural and historic facilities, local voters will be going back to the polls to decide if they want the programs to continue for another 20 years. Volusia County Residents Vote to Decide on the Fate of the ECHO and Volusia … Continue reading Volusia Voters Decide Whether to Renew ECHO-Volusia Forever Programs

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Renewing Volusia’s Legacy

Volusia Forever & Volusia ECHO Twenty years ago, Volusia made history as the first county in the nation to tax itself. Citizens voted to approve millage rates to be added to their property tax bills to go towards Volusia Forever (VF) and Volusia ECHO (ECHO), each a pioneering program that improves quality of life by conservation, preservation and green space set aside for residents to … Continue reading Renewing Volusia’s Legacy

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